Circuit configuration for position lights

Abstract

A circuit configuration for switching navigation lights of a watercraft, especially a sailing vessel, includes elements that prevent a position light configuration from not being in compliance with regulations as well as elements that prevent navigation lights that have mutually exclusive meanings from being switched on at the same time, and a single multiway switch ( 1 ) with which the navigation lights and additional lights, that are independent therefrom can be switched.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A circuit configuration for switching navigation lights of a watercraft, especially a sailing vessel, comprising means that prevent a position light configuration from not being in compliance with regulations as well as means that prevent navigation lights that have mutually exclusive meanings from being switched on at the same time, characterized in that the circuit configuration comprises a multiway switch ( 1 ) with which the navigation lights as well as additional lights, that are independent therefrom and at least one of directly correlated and indirectly correlated with the watercraft (II 1 , II 2 ), can be switched; in that the multiway switch ( 1 ) has at least two switching positions ( 0 , A, B, C), with one switching position (A) for switching the navigation lights to indicate that a sailing vessel is moving; and in that via each of the switching positions (A, B, C), at least one of a functional illumination on, under deck, and external to the watercraft can be switched, in particular, a compass illumination, instrument illumination, or passageways illumination. 
     
     
       2. A circuit configuration according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the functional illumination is supplied with current by a different circuit than the navigation lights. 
     
     
       3. A circuit configuration according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the multiway switch ( 1 ) is formed as a combined rotary push-pull switch. 
     
     
       4. A circuit configuration according to  claim 1 , characterized in that, in addition to the switching positions ( 0 , A, B, C), a deck illumination is switched by a circuit, which is independent of the navigation lights, by switching from one switching plane (I) to another switching plane (II). 
     
     
       5. A circuit configuration according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the multiway switch comprises different switching planes switchable upon at least one of pull action and push action. 
     
     
       6. A circuit configuration according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the multiway switch is watertight. 
     
     
       7. A circuit configuration according to  claim 1 , characterized by at least one display disk ( 1   a ). 
     
     
       8. A circuit configuration according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the display disk ( 1   a ) is fixedly secured on a switch shaft. 
     
     
       9. A circuit configuration according to  claim 7 , characterized by symbols ( 1   b ) on the display disk symbolizing the possible various craft situations.